Clasp is a mission-driven, venture-backed startup transforming access to education and career pathways. A college education was always meant to lead to economic mobility. But with rising costs and shrinking loan availability, many working-class and first-generation students don’t have the money they need to finish school. That’s where Clasp comes in. We’re the market leader in institutionally funded gap loan programs. We partner with schools to design, launch and manage lending programs that keep students enrolled, graduating and thriving.
Fresh off our Series B, Clasp is entering its next phase of growth. Recent recognition includes:
Our work spans two business lines:
Clasp Talent helps healthcare employers attract and retain critical talent by connecting them with diverse candidates and using student loan repayment as a powerful recruiting and retention tool. We meaningfully connect employers, educational institutions, and learners to drive mutual benefit.
Clasp Finance equips colleges and universities with lending technology to launch and operate their own private student loan programs, enabling schools to step in and support their students directly with financial aid. Recent federal financial aid changes are reshaping how institutions think about supporting their students, and Clasp Finance is poised to meet this moment.
Clasp is hiring its first Associate Product Manager. You'll work alongside our Product Managers across Clasp Talent to understand our users, turn what we learn into clear specs, help keep our system and partner data in sync, and measure whether what we ship is working.
This is a broad, hands-on role. You'll support discovery with students and employers, write the stories and follow-up tickets that keep engineering moving, and own the loop from launch to impact: telling the company what's shipping, building the dashboards that track it, and reporting back on what changed. You'll also be a product partner to Partner Success and Operations on complex partner setups and data quality. For example, when a participant's eligibility changes and they qualify for a lower benefit amount, you'll help work out when the new amount should take effect, what happens to payments already scheduled, and what else in our system needs to update to stay in sync.
You'll report to our Senior Product Manager, with coaching from our Director of Product, and work closely with Engineering, Design, Partner Success, and Operations. There is a clear path to Product Manager, which we're targeting in about 12 months depending on your growth and the team's needs.
The salary range for this position is competitive and will be commensurate with the candidate's experience, qualifications, and industry knowledge, ranging between $85,000 to $100,00 annually. In addition to the base salary, we offer an attractive equity component as part of our compensation package, providing an opportunity for eligible employees to share in the success and growth of our company. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and benefits packages to attract and retain top talent.
This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, now or in the future. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
Clasp uses AI-assisted tools in parts of our hiring process, such as AI notetakers transcribing or summarizing interviews, scheduling, and supporting evaluation in technical assessments. Humans review applications and make every hiring decision. AI tools don't make final decisions about any candidate. You're welcome to use AI to research Clasp and prepare, but during live interviews and assessments we want to hear your own thinking, so please don't use AI tools that generate or feed you responses in real time. If you'd like to be evaluated without AI tools, need an accommodation, or have questions about how we use these tools, email recruiting@clasp.com and we'll arrange another process where we can.
Clasp is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We don't discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status (except as required by law), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in line with applicable fair chance laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the hiring process, email recruiting@clasp.com.
🚀 Company Overview 🚀
Clasp (formerly Stride Funding) is a venture-based, mission-driven fintech headquartered in Boston, MA. We are revolutionizing the way employers attract and retain critical talent in hard-to-hire fields—while simultaneously tackling the student debt crisis. (Yep, we think BIG.)
👋 Who We Are 👋
A Forbes Fintech 50 and SHRM-backed company, Clasp is driven by impact.
By enabling employers to invest in future talent where it matters most—easing overwhelming student debt—our platform creates lasting bonds between employers and employees.
We believe that when employers have a stake in the cost of education, we can create a more sustainable, equitable, and skilled workforce.
We strive to be:
🟣 Outcomes driven
🟣 Student centric
🟣 Data inspired
🟣 Team oriented
🟣 Committed to doing the right thing
